Gas-burner attachment



w. E. WRIGHT.

GAS BURNER ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2 1920- 1,376,241.Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. WRIGHT, OF CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROLLOMARPLE, 01-? CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN.

GAS-BURNER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

Application filed March 2, 1920. Serial No. 362,797.

T 0 all w ham it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. \Vniorrr, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Charlotte, in the county of Eaton and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GasBurner Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to gas burner attachments and has for a primaryobject the provision of an attachment which will be readily applied togas burners of various forms to inclose the same and thereby increasethe efiiciency of the burner by preventing the products of combustionand rays of heat from escaping before reaching the pan or other utensilpositioned above the burner.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a gas burnerattachment of the above stated character which may be applied to gasburners during the construction of the same or after they have beencompleted.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of agasburner attachment of the above stated character which is composed of theminimum number of parts and which may be readily applied or removed asdesired.

The invention has for a still further object the provision of a gasburner attachment of the character stated which will be inexpensive tomanufacture and which will be highly efficient in use.

With the above and other objects in view, as will be apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of coiiperating elements as hereinafterspecifically set forth, claimed and shown in the drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view of a circular form of a gas burner with myattachment applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof wlth parts in section.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation, with the gas feeding pipe in section toshow more clearly the attachment.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lower plate of the attachment.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the upper plate.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1designates the lower plate of the attachment which is preferably ofcircular form and provided with a small opening 2 in its rear or innerportion which rests upon the burner supporting bar 3 of the stove sothat the depending burner positioning lug 1 of the conventional form ofburner 5 may extend through the lower plate 1 and also through anopening 6 of the bar 3 which registers with the opening 2 of theplate 1. The conventional form of burner 5 disclosed is of the circulartype with a central opening 7 beneath which the solid portion of theplate 1 extends only a short distance to permit air to pass upwardlythrough the central openings as is customary in this type of burner toprovide a proper mixture of air and gases for combustion. The plate 1 isprovided with a comparatively large opening 8 in its forward portion toaccommodate the depending forward portions 9 of the burner 5 with whichis connected the gas feed pipe 10 of the burner 5. The plate 1 also hasa pair of parallel slits 11 forming a tongue 12 therebetween which maybe bent downwardly for engagement with the upper side of the gas feedpipe 10, the free edge 13 of the tongue 12 being curved or concaved toconform with the pipe 10 and properly assist in supporting the plate 1in proper position. Engaged upon the upper face of the plate 1 is thecylindrical reflector 1 1 which surrounds the entire burner 5 beneaththe vessel supporting fingers which ordinarily project inwardly towardone another at a spaced distance above the burner 5 and forming. part ofa supporting open lid upon which any vessel may be placed above theburner. I have also provided a small upper plate 15 of cylindrical formwhich may be placed upon the inner or central portion of the burner 5,over the openings 7 thereof, if desired.

It will be seen from the foregoing, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, that this attachment completely in closes theburner 5 and will serve to retain the heat within the reflector 14 anddirect the rays of heat to the Vessel positioned above the burnerinstead of permitting unopposed spreading of the heat and wasting of alarge portion thereof. The attachment may be readily applied or removedor if preferred the attachment may be incorporated as a part of theburner when manufactured without a material increase in cost thereof.The shape of the reflector or retainer may be varied and the other partsaltered to adapt the device to various forms of burners.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that minor changes may be resorted towithin the scope of the appended claims and without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A gas burner attachment comprising the combinationwith a centrally apertured burner and the gas feed pipe and burnersupporting member, of a plate engaged upon said gas feed pipe and saidsupporting member, a portion of said plate being positioned beneath theburner, a heat reflecting member mounted on said plate and surroundingthe burner, and a heat reflecting plate mounted on said burner over thecentral aperture thereof.

2. A as burner attachment comprising the com ination with a gas burnerhaving a depending centering lug, a supporting member having an openingto receive said lug, and a gas feed pipe connected with said burner, ofa supporting plate engaged above said gas feed pipe and having adepending tongue resting on said ipe, said plate having an aperture toreglster with the aperture of the supporting member to accommodate thecentering lug of the burner, said plate extending between the burner andthe supporting member, a heat reflecting member mounted on said plateand surrounding said burner, and a heat reflecting plate engaged overthe opening of the burner in wardly of the gas burner jet opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

MARIE J. PARKER, GRACE I. MARLIN.

